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Photography Books - Technique - Specialized Topics
Photography books dealing with techniques and instruction in specialized fields and areas of photography. |
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 Infrared Photography Handbook
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Accomplished infrared photographer Laurie White provides a comprehensive understanding of visible and invisible light and the techniques that will lead to success in taking infrared photographs. White discusses what equipment is needed for the best photographs, which filters to use, as well as how to focus, select appropriate subjects, recognize suitable light sources, as well as choosing the right ASA/ISO rating. |
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Photo-Imaging: A Complete Guide to Alternative Processes
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Author Jill Enfield Enfield has developed a style of fusion photography that uses everything from the oldest techniques of photography through the latest digital formats. Enfield creates sumptuous, dreamlike images using the techniques of cyanotypes, kallitypes, platinum and palladium prints, ink jet transfers, tintypes, Polaroid transfers, and emulsion lifts. |
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Polaroid Manipulations: A Complete Visual Guide to Creating Sx-70, Transfer, and Digital Prints
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In this comprehensive guide, the author of the highly successful Polaroid Transfers takes Polaroid techniques one step further with a complete visual guide to creating SX-70 manipulations, transfers, and digital prints. With the growing interest in alternative photographic processes, especially Polaroid techniques such as image and emulsion transfer, Polaroid Manipulations is one of the only complete guides available to help readers master this area of photographic art. This indispensable resource includes detailed, hands-on instructions; dozens of step-by-step procedures; and scores of no-fail creative techniques that add depth and creativity to Polaroid image manipulation. It also features the latest information on cutting-edge equipment and current methods, as well as extensive sections on digital manipulations and printing. Finally, this companion volume to Polaroid Transfers includes an incredible gallery of 20 leading artists who use this process in their own photography. |
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Polaroid Transfers: A Complete Visual Guide to Creating Image and Emulsion Transfers
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Presents step-by-step instructions, details on supplies and equipment, and inspiration for creating image and emulsion transfers, illustrated throughout with color photos of procedures and beautiful examples.
Part I covers basics of equipment, supplies, and techniques, and Part II contains information on advanced techniques and working in large formats with the Daylab II slide printer, enlargers, and cameras. Part III profiles 20 international transfer artists and their work. A section on resources lists contacts for artists, manufacturers, workshops, and books, magazine articles, and Polaroid Corporation publications.
For students, professionals, and advanced hobbyists. |
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The Art of Infrared Photography
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Author Joseph Paduano walks you through all the steps of infrared photography in a clearly written and illustrated text which makes every aspect of the process easy to follow. Topics include: The theory of infrared film, precautions, filters and focusing, film speed and image grain, exposures, night and flash photography, processing and printing, toning and handcoloring prints, color infrared film, and digital infrared cameras. |
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The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes
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Including his own work among that of featured photographic artists, Christopher James (Art Institute of Boston) explores contemporary and traditional innovative alternative and non-silver processes in a conversational, opinionated manner. He overviews historical development and options for the pinhole camera, the negative, digital art forms, plastic cameras, and specific processes (e.g., cyanotype, kallitypes, image transfer). |
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Toning and Handcoloring Photographs
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Illustrated throughout with author Tony Worobiec's own inspiring photographs and packed with useful tips and hands-on techniques, everything needed to tone and color successfully is here. Step by step, readers will see how easy-to-use media like photographic spot pens and artists' watercolors can breathe new life into treasured old photographs. Whether one wishes to give an old black- and-white photograph some added depth with pastels, handcolor an old family portrait for a scrapbook, or make rich gold-toned prints of exhibition quality, Toning and Handcoloring Photographs will bring out the dormant artist in everyone. |
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Infrared Nude Photography: A Guide to Black and White Infrared and Advanced Technique
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This book finally showed me how to shoot nudes using infrared film. The text is clear and easy to understand, so that I could apply what I learned to shooting the nude with this unique film. The author details exposures, filters,lighting, focusing, developing and precautions. The stunning portfolio of infrared nudes truly inspires one to emulate the author's results. |
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